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PRESCRIPTION FILE Filed Oct. 30, 1953 INVENTQR. Raymond. H. Curr-16r-ATTORNEYS United States Patent PRESCRIPTION FILE Raymond H. Currier,Newburyport, Mass.

Application ()ctober 30, 1953, Serial No. 389,265

1 Claim. (Cl. 12921) This invention relates to a prescription file andhas for its primary object to preserve prescriptions in orderly fashionand at the same time facilitate the rapid examination of a selectedprescription.

Another object is to enable a prescription to be rapidly selected and ifnecessary removed from the file without disarranging the order in whichthe prescriptions are filed.

A further object is to preserve the filed prescriptions in such a manneras to prevent the accumulation of dust and dirt thereon whilemaintaining them readily accessible for reference.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this inventionwhich embodies among its features a cabinet having an open front andspaced vertical partitions extending thereacross to define compartmentshaving open fronts, a drawer removably supported in each compartment,each drawer comprising a bottom, a front panel, carried by the bottomand extending vertically upwardly therefrom, a stiffening flange carriedby the front panel and extending outwardly therefrom above and in spacedparallel relation to the bottom, a brace carried by the bottom andextending diagonally upwardly therefrom adjacent one side thereof, saidbrace being connected to the front panel for defining a stop andrigidifying the bottom and front panel, a carrier plate mounted on thebottom for movement about a vertical axis remote from the front panel,and spaced vertical prongs carried by the carrier plate upon whichprescriptions may be imparted for movement about the vertical axis intoand out of engagement with the stop.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the prescription file embodying thefeatures of the invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the file takensubstantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the file drawers showing agroup of prescriptions carried thereby and in a position for readyreference.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a cabinet designated generallycomprises a top, bottom, end and back walls defining an enclosure havingan open front. Partition walls 12 extend transversely across the cabinetand define compartments, in which drawers, designated generally 14, areslidably received.

Each drawer comprises a bottom 16 carrying adjacent one end anupstanding front panel 18 which is provided at its upper end with anoutwardly extending flange 20 which lies parallel with and above thebottom 16 as will be readily understood upon reference to Figure 3.Carried by the bottom 16 and extending upwardly and forward withrelation thereto is a bracket 28 which it attached to the front wall 18as will be readily understood upon reference to Figure 3 to provide astiffener which will rigidity the front wall 18 relative to the bottom16. This rigidifying bracket 28 also serves as a stop for theprescriptions when they have been moved into a position in which themajor portions thereof lie adjacent the bottom wall 16 of the drawer 14.i

Mounted on the bottom wall 16 for rotation about a suitable pivot pin 30which lies parallel with the front Wall 18 and in spaced relationthereto is a carrier plate 32 carrying spaced parallel verticallyextending prongs 34 upon which the prescriptions P are impaled. Theseprongs are provided at their upper ends with angularly extending arms 36which terminate at their ends remote from the prongs 34 in downwardlyextending legs 38 carrying adjacent their lower ends upturned hooks 40which serve to guide the prescriptions P onto the prongs 34.

Each front panel 18 is provided with a suitable handle 42 and an indexholder 44 by means of which indices may be attached to the respectivedrawers to guide the user to a selected group of prescriptions.

In use with the prescriptions P impaled upon the prongs 34 as suggestedin Figures 2 and 3, the user upon extracting the drawer from itsposition Within the cabinet 10 may rotate the carrier plate 32 into theposition illustrated in Figures 2 or 3 about a vertical axis which liesin spaced parallel relation to the front panel 18. With theprescriptions in the position illustrated in Figure 2, movement beyond apredetermined point will be arrested by the brace 28 which defines astop for the prescriptions so that when the prescriptions are whollywithin the confines of the perimeter of the bottom 16 the drawer may beplaced in its respective compartment 12. Obviously, in order tofacilitate the rapid selection of a prescription from the stack ofprescriptions on the prongs 34 the carrier plate 32 is rotated about thepivot pin 30 to extract the prescriptions from their proximity to thefront wall panel 18 and thus provide access to the prescriptions Pimpaled on the prongs 34. In this way rapid reference to theprescriptions can be achieved and at the same time the prescriptionsthemselves will be safely preserved against the collection of dust anddirt.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A prescription file which includes a drawer comprising a bottom, a frontpanel carried by the bottom and extending vertically upwardly therefrom,a stiffening flange carried by the front panel and extending outwardlytherefrom above and in spaced parallel relation to the bottom, a bracecarried by the bottom and extending diagonally upwardly therefromadjacent one side thereof, said brace being connected to the front panelfor defining a stop and rigidifying the bottom and front panel, acarrier plate mounted on the bottom for movement about a vertical axisremote from the front panel, spaced vertical prongs carried by thecarrier plate upon which prescriptions may be impaled for movement aboutthe vertical axis into and out of engagement with the stop, spacedparallel arms carried by the prongs and extending outwardly therefromadjacent the ends thereof remote from the carrier plate, and spacedparallel legs carried by the arms and extending downwardly and inwardlyas they approach the carrier plate.

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